When I come across a recipe, I tend to be pretty good at determining whether or not it's going to be tasty by reading the ingredients and directions. Earlier this week I tried a salad recipe I found that sounded good in theory, but all of the flavors were a complete disaster together. Even the dressing was lousy.

While my lunch that day was somewhat mediocre, there was a silver lining in that I salvaged the remaining dressing and turned it into something delicious. The next day I tossed it with butter lettuce, roast veggies and toasted nuts for a much improved salad lunch! Or you could use it as a dip!